Martha's Place
Project Description
Martha’s Place is a recovery program in West Baltimore for women
overcoming addiction. The program offers a certified 6-month residential facility which combines a communal environment with a highly structured
recovery program to actively guide 24 women each year in their complete recovery from drug addiction. One of the biggest challenges facing the graduates of Martha’s Place is finding safe, affordable, drug-free
permanent housing in the community.
In partnership with Martha’s Place, EHC developed two vacant row houses as permanent single room occupancy (SRO) housing for women in recovery. The houses have a total of eight SRO units and provide graduates of Martha’s Place with safe, affordable, drug-free housing. The completion of these eight units doubles the number of permanent housing units provided by Martha’s Place to their graduates. Furthermore, the houses are also stabilizing the immediate area by bringing two abandoned vacant properties into active community use.
Owner
Newborn Holistic Ministries, Inc.
Architect
Mary Weiss
Contractor
TBG Home Improvement
Funding Sources
Maryland Affordable Housing Trust, City of Baltimore Office of Homeless Services, The Abell Foundation, Vista Hermosa Foundation, The Harry & Jeanette Weinberg Foundation